Network
operators in Germany have confirmed that the ISDN service will be phased out by
2018 and the transition to IP-based services is now well under way in some parts
of the country. Companies that do not yet use the internet to transmit their
data need to act NOW.
The use of returnable packaging (aka RTI) in the
automotive supply chain has grown tremendously over recent years. This growth
has had a number of different drivers, including, cost, environmental, parts
protection, lineside storage and physical handling amongst others.
First convened two years ago on an ad-hoc basis to
identify common challenges and decide future directions for co-operation in the
automotive supply chain, the Odette Council is now established as a permanent body
in the Odette structure.
Mike
Dickinson, General Manager, Automotive, SMMT Industry Forum has been newly appointed
to lead the Odette International MMOG/LE User Group.
The MMOG/LE assessment tool, initially developed
in the late 1990s by Odette and AIAG, is currently based on an Excel workbook
which has served the industry well over the years.
The
past months have seen an exceptional level of industry co-operation as OEMs and
suppliers have worked together at Odette to agree new European profiles of the
Global Transport Label.
Which
country has a deep pool of technology expertise and strong recent GDP growth
tracking ahead of global growth? And which country has been attracting the interest
of global automotive OEMs as an alternative supply source, not just for parts,
but also for smart car technology.
If your company is a user of the logistics capability assessment tool known as Global MMOG/LE (often abbreviated to MMOG) which has been developed jointly by Odette and AIAG, then read on. Version 4 of MMOG was released in May 2014 and we at Odette, are now considering whether further developments to the tool are required by, or would be helpful to, our customers.